Messages in this thread |  | | Date | Fri, 20 Aug 2004 11:47:10 -0700 | From | "David S. Miller" <> | Subject | Re: [RFC] enhanced version of net_random() |
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On Fri, 20 Aug 2004 13:59:52 -0400 Jean-Luc Cooke <jlcooke@certainkey.com> wrote:
> Is there a reason why get_random_bytes() is unsuitable? > > Keeping the number of PRNGs in the kernel to a minimum should a goal we can > all share.
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